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May 18, 2013

Storm on 0.8.6

Basically, what he wrote is that we can expect some more "bombshells" of the "same magnitude", as the stuff revealed today in the patch 0.8.6, that will be revealed next week. Storm mentions changes "game economy and balance".

As always, Storm was (well, is even at this moment) posting in the comments. Info from those comments:

- these changes will be uncovered the following week
- Komarin and Swamp is atm in the process of re-work (won't come in 0.8.6 apparently)
- camo values for tanks won't ever be disclosed
- SU-5 won't have bigger ammo capacity - quite the contrary, WG will make it smaller, but the shell damage will be buffed
- reworked fire extinguishers won't come in 0.8.6
- the economy changes will "hurt"
- Storm would like to tell the players more, but this info has to be published steadily because of translations etc.

i read some time ago, that a revealing of camo values would only generate butthurt among players, same goes with specific module damage of guns.I guess he's somewhat right, seriously, i think russian bias WAS an issue, but sometimes it flames up when a t-62a or an object 268 vanishes into thin air right before your eyes at approx. 100m.

Actually WG is not publish those, because these stats has no meaning. The other stats has meaning, but this one not.horsepower:500hp > your engine has 500 horsepowertop speed:40 > the vehicle's maximum cruising speed is 40 km/haim time:2.7sec > it takes 2.7 seconds for your aiming circle to get 3 times smalleretc.camo:1.5, 3.2 or 13.6 ... what? What the hell is that number? 13.6 Beaver/inch?It can't be described, because it's just a number created by WG. You can't find the camo values of an M48 on wikipedia...

Actually camo values are quite nicely mined from tanks... There was one site which I had deleted in cleanings of my WoT related sites. And it showed exactly how much the value did change the spotting distance. It is very straight forward value.

If I just would find the site again, but to no avail... it was google.doc ... It might also have become invitation only, which is why I deleted... should had copied it when had the access.

But overall it showed the value tanks had, it is direct reduction from viewrange of observing tanks. Nothing odd. There is 3 values; Still, Moving, After shot. And believe me... the numbers where very outrageous.

One of the tanks I remember disappearing in plain sight the most is the Hetzer. That thing must have incredible camo rating. It's not like some German tanks doesn't have great camo. It's just that your observation bias is making you blind.

My guess is that the gold economy is going to "improve", meaning better gold to silver conversion and cheaper premium tanks. "Hurt" means "butthurt" players who already sold the farm to play tanks. SerB has already told us whiners where we can shove it, especially when it comes to new lower pricing and XP requirements.

"game economy and balance"a big surprise would be module wear. So after some thousand shots you have to replace your gun and it gets more unaccurate every few shots :DAn older engine has a bit less power...

- Komarin and Swamp is atm in the process of re-work (won't come in 0.8.6 apparently)Thats getting typical. These 2 maps better be so much different than orginals if they keep postponing them.

- SU-5 won't have bigger ammo capacity - quite the contrary, WG will make it smaller, but the shell damage will be buffedYou must be joking. I ran out ammo with that arty almost in every battle. That damage better be so much better then.

I believe WoT is P2W already, since imo premium ammo gives you a significant edge in the game and its constant usage can only be funded with a premium account and/or premium tanks - the few players not benefitting from it or being able to fund it with standard account and tanks do not change that.

I bet that the changes will be of the kind making a premium obligatory at least when playing tanks of higher tiers.

It's as far from P2W as it can be. I have a 60% solo win rate, I enjoy all of my battles and I've never put any money in the game. In fact I' gonna go thank the devs by buying a tier 8 premium tank right now.